Cowl Stripping, Not to be confused with Cow Tipping
So, While I’m waiting for the A-Pillar skins to show up, I figured I would prepare the car a little bit more for when they arrive and get ready to have them welded on.
From One Chevy Tri-Five Enthusiast To Another!
So, While I’m waiting for the A-Pillar skins to show up, I figured I would prepare the car a little bit more for when they arrive and get ready to have them welded on.
Have to keep busy somehow, so I’m going to go back to stripping the paint off the rest of My 55 Chevy Bel Air. Unless I miraculously find a sand blaster someone put out for the trash man, I’ll continue…
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So after a long drawn out search for someone local to fix my A-pillars, I opted for a guy I found on the Internet who hand fabricates parts out of sheet metal. He came recommended by a couple other people so…
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Let’s hope not. One of my favorite cruise nights is the Main Street Saturday Night Cruise in Zephyrhills. I was told by one of the members who has been running the cruise night that tonight was their last night hosting…
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Drove to a couple more body shops closer to me today. Estimates and description of work sound the same. General consensus, I’ll need to pull the windshield. Now I guess I need to track down a glass guy.
I took a ride to Craig’s 56 gold to get the tail pan and other two parts needed to fix the back side of the car. He had all 3 pieces I needed but when he held them up to…
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I finally got last bit of stainless off the car. It figures that the last piece I pull off was covering the biggest hole. At least now I know what I’m working with and where I should probably start body…
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Have to prime some bare metal parts that are way overdue. I finally got my interior window trim back from being sand blasted. But they have been sitting in the garage for a couple days. To avoid having to take…
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It’s that time of year again! The Zephyrhills Winter Autofest has come to town. I always like to go on Thursday because the crowds seem to be a little smaller than the weekends. Not so today! When I arrived, the parking lot was…
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I called up a friend Phil today to ask the easiest way to remove the 56 year old trim with out ruining it and he told me to bring it on over and he would help. I grabbed a few tools and…
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